Hi crafty friends, I hope you’re all well. I’m having a little less manic week this week so I thought I would share some new makes with you.

It’s always lovely to see the fruits of your labour in print but it’s even more exciting when it makes it on the front cover! I was really chuffed when the December Issue of Cardmaking & Papercraft dropped through the letterbox.

This card and two others were made with the bonus papers that come with the magazine and were designed by their Art Assistant Matilda.

I really enjoyed making these, they made a nice break from all the Christmas crafting!

Pick up Issue 151 of Cardmaking & Papercraft for your bonus papers and full instructions on how to create this cards.

Hello crafty friends, well that was a quick weekend! I managed to have a relax, do a bit of crafting (for fun!) and now I’m ready for a busy Krafti week. I finished a card off for #docraftsmonday which I wanted to share with you.

I mixed Gorjuss papers with the XCut Winter Village Build a Scene die to create this cute, wintry scene.

I added a layer of acetate and silver adhesive gems to create a flurry of snow and tucked Gorjuss in the corner looking cosy in her hat and scarf.

Good morning crafty friends! I hope you’re all well and getting creative. I’m having a manic week, magazine commissions, two workshops and a demonstration which I’m very thankful for especially with Christmas on its way.

Talking of Christmas, I had a lovely little evening demonstration at John Lewis in Southampton last night. They sell a selection of docrafts goodies and I was using the Create Christmas range to create some simple cards.

Having limited craft stash can be quite challenging sometimes but I did enjoy creating these simple makes, it made a nice change!

I’m back in John Lewis Southampton on Saturday 5th December with more Christmas ideas from 10-4pm. Come and visit and get festive, it would be lovely to see you!

Hello again crafty friends! Unlike me to blog again so soon but I have a couple of cute Wellington makes that were featured in the Christmas edition of Making Cards magazine to share with you..

I’ve really enjoyed working with the Wellington at Christmas range from docrafts, he’s very cute! I’ve stamped the image in brown ink then mixed the stamp pad ink with a little water and applied with a brush for a watercolour effect.

I’ve added a little shine and texture to this card by stamping and embossing the corner with copper embossing powder.

The November Issue of Making Cards is available today from the usual stockists. You can also find more inspiration at Making Cards Magazine

Hello crafty friends, I hope you’re all well. Things have been pretty busy in Krafti world so I can’t complain. I’ve got lots of work in the pipeline so I’m not joining the dole queue just yet!

So, in Creativity Issue 63 I made a Wellington box card which folds flat for posting.

I made acetate Windows on the outside and sprinkled the corners with iridescent glitter for a snowy effect.

It opens out to reveal Wellington on his sleigh and a three dimensional village scene behind him, created with the XCut Winter Village shadow box die. The box is based on the same idea as an exploding box card so once you open up the sides it folds completely flat.

I will be making a version of this card at Hobbycraft in Southampton on the 14th and Havant on the 15th of November. For £10 you can create a card and take home a card kit plus a copy of Creativity magazine which features this card. You can book online or pay on the day, it would be great to see you!

Good morning crafty friends, I hope you’re gearing up for a productive day. I have a commission to complete today but first as Autumn is well and truly here now I thought I would share an apt make from the latest Creativity magazine.

The brief was Autumn so I wanted to make sure I included lots of Autumnal colours and textures.

I added lots of raffia and made cracked leaves by triple embossing them using clear embossing powder.

I also added embossed and inked panels, jute trim and tiny die cut flowers for a pop of purple.

The instructions to make this card and a full shopping list can be found in Creativity 63, available now.